Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri; Chinese: 外交部副部长; Tamil: வெளியுறவுத்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Mohamad Alamin since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister (informal) Yang Berhormat The Honourable (within Malaysia)
Reports to	Prime Minister of Malaysia Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
Seat	Putrajaya, Malaysia
Nominator	Prime Minister of Malaysia
Appointer	The Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	9 July 1979
First holder	Mokhtar Hashim
Salary	RM9,763.20 per month[1]
Website	www.kln.gov.my

The Ministry of External Affairs was created in 1956 with the Independence of Malaya looming. It was not until 1965 when the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relocated from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur to Wisma Putra in Putrajaya. Nevertheless, the position of deputy minister was only created in 1979 with only a full minister at the helm of the ministry previously.

List of deputy ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition	Component party	Timeline
Barisan Nasional (BN)	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1973–present
	Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)	1973–2018
	Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS)	1983–2004
	Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)	2002–2018
	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)	1973–2018
	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	1973–present
Pakatan Harapan (PH)	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)	2017–2020
Perikatan Nasional (PN)		2020–present

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1979–present)
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Mokhtar Hashim (1942–2020) MP for Tampin		BN		UMNO	9 July 1979	1 June 1983	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I)
	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b.1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu		BN		UMNO	2 June 1983	20 May 1987	Mahathir Mohamad (II · III)
	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (b.1945) MP for Bukit Gantang		BN		UMNO	20 May 1987	8 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV · V)
	Leo Michael Toyad (b.1950) MP for Mukah		BN		PBB	8 May 1995	30 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
	Joseph Salang Gandum (b.1951) MP for Julau		BN		PBDS	23 March 2004	19 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
	Abdul Rahim Bakri (b.1961) MP for Kudat		BN		UMNO	19 April 2008	10 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
	Lee Chee Leong (b.1957) MP for Kampar		BN		MCA	10 April 2009	4 June 2010	Najib Razak (I)
	Kohilan Pillay Appu (b. 1967) Senator		BN		Gerakan		6 May 2013
	Richard Riot Jaem (b.1951) MP for Serian		BN		SUPP	4 June 2010
	Hamzah Zainudin (b. 1957) MP for Larut		BN		UMNO	6 May 2013	28 July 2015	Najib Razak (II)
	Reezal Merican Naina Merican (b.1972) MP for Kepala Batas		BN		UMNO	29 July 2015	9 May 2018
	Marzuki Yahya (b.1970) Senator		PH		BERSATU	17 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
	Kamarudin Jaffar (b.1951) MP for Bandar Tun Razak		PN		BERSATU	10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Mohamad Alamin (b. 1972) MP for Kimanis		BN		UMNO	10 December 2022	Incumbent	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

See also

• Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)